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Vermont DOC Agrees To Stop Punishing Self-Harming Prisoners

Loaded on Jan. 15, 2007 by Michael Rigby published in Prison Legal News January, 2007, page 21
Filed under: Legality of Rules, Staffing, PAMII Act, Mental Health, Suicides. Location: Vermont.
On May 18, 2006, the Vermont Department of Corrections (VDOC) settled a class-action lawsuit by agreeing to stop punishing prisoners who harm themselves. The VDOC further agreed to implement training, retain consultants, and document the mental health assessments of self-harming prisoners. Additionally, the VDOC will pay the litigation costs incurred, …

 

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